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On Aug 3, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Ian Lynch wrote:

> To be fair, an overly aggressive tone can do just as much poisoning as =
a
> defensive one. I think it is also worth bearing in mind that a lot of =
people
> here are not native English speakers and so it is easy to read things =
into
> posts that were either not intended or were a subset of the entire =
situation
> simply because it just takes too long to type reams in a foreign =
language
> explaining every aspect of everything. Apart from the language issue, =
what
> is considered bad form varies with culture so we should be wary of =
brute
> logic from our own perspective as a tool for progress. We have to work
> together and respect other people's position especially when most are =
doing
> this for love rather than for money. It's not like in a company where =
you
> can sack and replace people. We have lost good people in the past =
because
> that wasn't understood and it's easier to keep people and their =
knowledge
> resource than replace and retrain them.

+1 - In my 10 years of managing a small group of Russian developers I =
discovered that the more I wrote the less was comprehended. We do best =
when I point and wait for the answer including the likelihood that my =
direction was not the best or only answer.

I think we all need to use our listening skills and tone down the =
compulsion to have all the answers immediately available.

Regards,
Dave=